FAQ Scotland is part of a larger project that wants to prevent HIV infections in Scotland among gay and bisexual men. The larger project is called an HIV Needs Assessment, which is being undertaken by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC) and NHS Lothian. The two health boards launched the HIV Needs Assessment because numbers of men becoming HIV positive are on the rise. Each … [Read more...]
20th World Congress for Sexual Health: Glasgow
The biennial WAS Congress unites international clinicians, researchers, educators, activists and policy makers specializing in the multitude of fields related to sexual health. Under the auspices of the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS), attendees will share knowledge on diverse issues of behavioural, clinical, psychological, social and cultural aspects of sexual … [Read more...]
SSHA Conference: Bishop Stortford 1999
Following the great success of the 1998 conference in Glasgow with a majority of presentations being done by health advisers, we continued this policy in 1999. We also felt we needed to look at the support available to health advisers in an increasingly stressful and pressurised work environment, by having some time to look at complementary therapies, which we could use for … [Read more...]
SSHA Conference: Glasgow 1998
The idea of publishing an annual conference report, containing all the papers, workshops and discussion groups presented at each year's SHASTD conference, was first conceived at the 1998 conference. Presentations SHASTD Code of Conduct for Health Advisers - Dorinda Thirlby, Senior Health Adviser, Roehampton May the Pox be with you: the role of the health … [Read more...]